Surendranagar, like much of Gujarat’s Saurashtra region, is reeling under drought. Most farmers in this district, which is India’s largest cotton producer, have harvested little crop following last year’s monsoon failure. Hamirsinh Parmar from Gautamgadh village in Surendranagar’s…
Organic Living News
A 63-year-old retired banker mortgaged his house to buy a three-acre of land and turned it into a fertile organic farm after a few years of struggle. Now his Arivu Thottam (Knowledge farm) has become a resource repository and farmers and students from various parts of Tamil Nadu…
The Punjab government on Tuesday bagged the ‘Jaivik india Award' for promotion and implementation of organic farming. Punjab Agro managing director Sibin C received the award from union minister for commerce and industries Suresh Prabhu at a function in New Dehli .
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Pure organic food should not be a luxury, only for the elite,” begins 68-year-old Dr Dwarkanath Kharde, who left his medical practice to go back to the roots, quite literally. A crusader of a healthy and harmonious lifestyle, Kharde realised that the key to good health is from what…
Over a 1,000 people, including tribal farmers and cancer patients, took part in a walkathon at Shivaji Park on Sunday, seeking a ban on use of harmful chemicals in farming. The focus of the walkathon, which also celebrated ‘Kisan Diwas’, was to create awareness about the benefits of…
Patanjali Bio-Research Institute, Haridwar in collaboration with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) organised skill training for organic growers and group farming practitioners in Dharwad.
ONGC, in collaboration with Eklavya foundation has created Centre for Agriculture Research and Training in Telangana for training farmers in organic farming using latest technology.
Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Skill Development and…
The State government will provide every possible assistance to ryots inclined towards organic farming, KVRN Kishore, assistant director of the Agriculture Marketing Department, said in a seminar organised here on Saturday. “As consumers are rapidly becoming conscious of their…
India’s GDP growth of 6.5per cent in 2017 was strong despite challenges like the implementation of GST. The forecast for GDP growth in FY2019 is predicted to be more than 7per cent. This will certainly improve the performance of different industries like Organic Foods,…
Feeling boosted after getting a shot in the arm with yoga guru Baba Ramdev visit during the just concluded Global Agriculture and Food Summit, Chief Minister Raghubar Das has stressed over converting Jharkhand into an organic producing State.
Addressing villagers of…